Risk assessment in interstitial lung disease: the incremental prognostic value of cardiopulmonary ultrasound

Abstract Background The mortality risk of chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) is currently assessed using the ILD-GAP score. The present study evaluates whether the addition of cardiopulmonary ultrasound parameters to the ILD-GAP score can further improve the predictive value of ILD-GAP. Methods...

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Main Authors: Wei-wei Zhu, Hong Li, Yi-dan Li, Lanlan Sun, Lingyun Kong, Xiaoguang Ye, Qizhe Cai, Xiu-zhang Lv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01606-3